Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945, Volume II

Department of the Army Files: Telegram

No. 753
The Under Secretary of the Navy (Gates) to the Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans to the Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (Gardner)

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[Washington,] 21 July 1945.

ComNavEu passes action UnderSeeNavs 212100 to CominCh and CNO for Rear Admiral Matthias B. Gardner.

Please see Joint Chiefs memorandum to State War Navy Coordinating Committee 17 July 1945¹ original of which was delivered to Colonel Harrison Gerhardt at Terminal on 17 July 1945. …² We³ feel you should vigorously support treatment of Kiel [Canal] recommended by Joint Chiefs if question of Kiel cannot be avoided.

1. Document No. 751.
2. For the sentence omitted here, see document No. 1368.
3. i. e., Gates and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.